point.comHTML Text Formatting Tags
HTML offers multiple inline tags which enable text appearance and meaning modifications including bold formatting, italicization, underlining, strikethrough effects, and superscripts.
Common Text Formatting Tags
| Tag | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| <b> | Bold (non-semantic) | <b>Bold text</b> |
| <strong> | Bold with importance | <strong>Important text</strong> |
| <i> | Italic (non-semantic) | <i>Italic text</i> |
| <em> | Emphasized (semantic italic) | <em>Emphasized text</em> |
| <u> | Underlined text | <u>Underlined</u> |
| <mark> | Highlighted text | <mark>Highlighted</mark> |
| <small> | Smaller text | <small>Fine print</small> |
| <del> | Strikethrough (deleted text) | <del>Deleted</del> |
| <ins> | Inserted text (underline) | <ins>Inserted</ins> |
| <sub> | Subscript | H<sub>2</sub>O |
| <sup> | Superscript | x<sup>2</sup> |
Example
<p><b>This is bold text</b></p> <p><strong>This is strong and important</strong></p> <p><i>This is italic text</i></p> <p><em>This is emphasized</em></p> <p><u>This is underlined</u></p> <p>This is <mark>highlighted text</mark>.</p> <p>This is <small>small print</small>.</p> <p>This is <del>deleted</del> and <ins>inserted</ins>.</p> <p>Water formula: H<sub>2</sub>O</p> <p>Math: x<sup>2</sup> + y<sup>2</sup></p>
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